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2904301 - Unable to draw a link between an object and an external shortcut - SAP PD

Symptom

  • It is not possible to draw a link from an external shortcut to another object.

  • The Output view displays:
       A shortcut to an object in another model (external shortcut) cannot serve as the child object for this kind of link.

  • In case of internal shortcuts, the link is created and the output message shares more details:
       A shortcut to an object in another package of the model (internal shortcut) cannot serve as the child object for this kind of link.The following actions have been performed:
           1.  The parent object in the current package has been used to create a shortcut in the package where the child object is defined.
           2.  A link has been created in the child object package between the child object and the shortcut to the parent object.
           3.  The link created in the child object package has been used to create a shortcut that links the child object shortcut and the parent object in the current package.

  • It applies to various model types.


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Environment

  • SAP PowerDesigner (PD) 16.6
  • SAP PowerDesigner (PD) 16.7

Product

SAP PowerDesigner 16.6 ; SAP PowerDesigner 16.7

Keywords

relationship, association, inheritance, traceability, CR821270, CR#821270, 821270, CR784933, CR#784933, 784933 , KBA , BC-SYB-PD , PowerDesigner , Bug Filed

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